Right-to-Try Update
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, on which I serve, recently heard testimony from Dr. Scott Gottlieb, head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), about expanding access to new, unapproved treatments for patients with life-threatening illnesses. I have long supported the idea of “right-to-try,” having introduced bills on the issue since… Read more »
Tax Reform Delivers for the American People
Benjamin Franklin famously noted that “in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” He may have been right that taxes are a certainty, but there’s no reason why they have to be as complicated as the current U.S. tax code makes them.
It’s been over thirty years since the last major tax reform, and the tax code hasn’t kept up with… Read more »
A recent study by Wakely Consulting Group found that a bill introduced by Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) to make sure community pharmacists receive the reimbursement rates they are promised would save the Federal Government $3.4 billion over 10 years.
The bill, H.R. 1038, the Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act, was introduced by Congressman… Read more »
Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development announced that it had approved grants and loans totaling $154,500 to the towns of Clintwood and Haysi in Dickenson County and Gate City in Scott County. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:
“I am pleased that USDA Rural Development awarded over $150,000 in funds to some of the… Read more »
Healthcare and Foreign Affairs
Healthcare Update
Due to its arcane rules, the Senate faces a September 30 deadline for voting on a plan to replace Obamacare that requires a simple majority, not a 60-vote supermajority, for its passage. Current efforts center on the plan put forward chiefly by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA).
The House of Representatives passed a… Read more »
Congressman Griffith’s Ninth District STAFF will be available at the following locations during the month of October:
October 3, 2017
Tazewell County: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
American Legion Building
226 Central Avenue
Tazewell, VA 24651
Buchanan County: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Town of Grundy Offices
1185 Plaza Drive
Grundy, VA 24614
Pulaski County: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Town of… Read more »
Bringing Back Options for Health Insurance
Obamacare was a poorly designed piece of legislation. It should never have passed. By now, the United States Senate should have passed a replacement bill. As predicted, the consequences of these two actions are now having significant consequences on the availability of health insurance in the United States and particularly in rural western… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement in response to the health insurance provider Anthem’s decision to sell individual insurance plans in Virginia, including all jurisdictions of the Ninth Congressional District:
“I am appreciative that Anthem reentered the market, ensuring that Southwest Virginians will have an option to purchase health insurance in 2018.… Read more »
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement today marking the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks:
“Sixteen years have passed since the horrors of 9/11, but I clearly remember where I was on that day. It was an ordinary Tuesday in my office until my bookkeeper and Andrew Lewis High School classmate, Terry Haynie, called me into her office, saying she had… Read more »
Disaster Relief and the Debt Ceiling
In the span of a few weeks, the U.S. mainland has faced two storms of immense power in Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. My thoughts and prayers are with those who have faced the wrath of these hurricanes and must now rebuild after the destruction they caused.
Hurricane Harvey was the first major hurricane to strike the U.S. mainland in 12 years and Irma… Read more »
